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Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Vieux Quebec At A Glance

Yesterday my Mum and I spent the whole day in Vieux Quebec (the old part of the city), here it is at a glance!

Charming old buildings in close quarters

One of the most photographed hotels in the world, the Chateau Frontenac

Goldman!  He was a riot to watch.

Sculptures in surprising places

Every building is fantastically decked out!

On the caleche ride (horse and carriage) our driver was very amusing


Mum and I in the caleche

Cowering in the cover from the rain!

The lower city from above

It was a long, but nice day... unfortunately in the late afternoon/early evening the rain moved in and we didn't get to explore the lower city.

28 comments:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful pictures. I love the architecture!

Karen said...

Vieux Quebec is beautiful! I have only made one visit there and have never had an opportunity to go back. You're pictures bring back a lot of memories. :)

Lillie said...

What a lovely place

Lainey said...

What a beautiful place to visit, thanks for sharing.

jayne@~an eye for threads~ said...

Glad to see you and your Mum are having a nice time.
Be always in stitches.

Annie said...

Such a picturesque place. Looks like it's from a different time. What a great way to spend a day.

riona said...

I was only in Quebec once ... on a high school trip when I was way too young and parochial to truly appreciate it ... I'd love to return and see its beauty with
more mature eyes and sensibilities. But your photos are a good start.

Alice said...

Nice pics as always Dani! Thanks for sharing.

Bonnie Brown said...

Looks like you got some amazing pics

Carol said...

What a lovely city--I'd love to visit some day!

Heidi said...

What a beautiful city to be able to visit Dani!

Hugs from Holland ~
Heidi

Jo said...

Gorgeous photos. Love that hotel, hmm, need tot hink of an excuse to fly to Canada and stay there...

Great photos of Georgian Bay too - I'm glad you are enjoying your holidays

Bette said...

Lovely pictures! Looks like a really fun day.

Brigitte said...

Must be a wonderful city. Thanks for sharing.

Lesleyanne said...

Beautiful pictures of your trip with your mum.

Kelly said...

Quebec City is beautiful. One of my favorite places. It rained and was cold when were there also. BTW... The hotel is more impressive on the outside. The rooms were a little tired. Hopefully, they have renovated in the past few years.

Erna said...

Oh Dani it looks so cosy, I always thought of Quebec and all the other cities as very very big with huge buildings.Thanks for the lovely pictures

Terri said...

Looks like a good time. I'd love to go to Quebec someday

Rebel In Ontario said...

Much better than stitching at the cottage! Glad you had a good time, a great way to spend time with your Mom...

Heidi said...

Beautiful pictures!!!

claudia said...

Beautiful place, great pitures! Thank yu!

Lisa said...

Looks like you and your mum are having a wonderful time together. It is fun to see photos of Quebec in the summer time...last time (and only time) I was there was in Feb 2009 for a 2 week hockey tournament. The city was quite grey, wet and snowy.
Take care

Lynn said...

Love your pictures Dani! It sure looks like you're having a great time with your Mom. The pics make me nostalgic and I wish I could return there again soon. It's such a lovely city.

Carolyn NC said...

Awesome pictures!

http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...

What a lovely place Dani , and also beautiful pictures again !

Kimberly said...

Great pics! The first one looks a lot like Whistler Village... of Olympic fame!

Karin said...

Gorgeous - I am hoping to get to QC some day, and your pics make me want to go there all the more!

Julie said...

Beautiful pic of you and mum.

I love to come visit and see your country through the eyes of your camera, thanks Dani for sharing these with me.